Wednesday, 21 September 2011An Australian seismologist says this week's trial of Italian scientists for failing to warn of a devastating earthquake could muzzle experts from sharing their knowledge in the future.Subjects: earthquake, emergency-planning, physicsLocations: australia, italy

Thursday, 16 June 2011The deadly quake that struck off Japan ruptured a relatively small part of a notorious fault that straddles the Pacific seabed.Subjects: earthquake, earth-sciences, geologyLocations: japan

Monday, 28 March 2011Large earthquakes usually trigger a series of severe local aftershocks but they don't cause major quakes further away, according to a new study.Subjects: earthquake, earth-sciences, geologyLocations: united-states

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